FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Armed Forces Alumni Society encourages the campus community to help honor veterans during the upcoming Veterans Day weekend including at football game day events Saturday, Nov. 9. The society is also hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony and Reception, at no cost to military veteran students, faculty, staff and alumni, on Monday, Nov. 11.

On Game Day, Saturday, Nov. 9

The Arkansas Alumni Association along with the Armed Forces Alumni Society will host a Razorbacks football tailgate at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House prior to kickoff of the Arkansas-Western Kentucky game. The tailgate starts 2 ½ hours prior to kickoff and ends 30 minutes before kickoff. All the details, costs and registration information is available online.

In addition, the Armed Forces Alumni Society will receive special recognition during the football game, when its Board of Directors will be introduced as a part of Razorback Athletics' hometown hero salute.

On Veterans' Day, Monday, Nov. 11

All military veteran students, staff, faculty and alumni are invited to attend a free Veterans Day Ceremony and Reception, Monday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m., at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. Patriotic activities and guest speakers highlight the agenda. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. The Armed Forces Alumni Society is partnering with the Associated Student Government's Director of Veteran Affairs to host the event.

About the Armed Forces Alumni Society: The Armed Forces Alumni Society is dedicated to military and veteran alumni of the University of Arkansas. All alumni of the University of Arkansas who have served in the Armed Forces are encouraged to get involved in the Armed Forces Alumni Society. The first step: updating military service information as a part of an individual's U of A alumni record.

For more information contact, Danielle L. Williams at afas@arkansasalumni.org.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among fewer than 3 percent of colleges and universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.